Three-time Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) champions Nigeria are aiming to go one higher on the 2025 match than their defeat within the ultimate on the final version.
The Tremendous Eagles beat Cameroon, Angola and South Africa within the knockout stage and led within the decider earlier than dropping 2-1 to host nation the Ivory Coast in 2023.
Eric Chelle’s facet are favourites to win their group this time round, taking up Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania.
101GreatGoals.com has the small print of Nigeria’s fixtures and potential knockout stage schedule on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria AFCON fixtures: Group stage schedule
Nigeria begin their Group C marketing campaign on December 23 and full the preliminary section every week later. All occasions are GMT.
Tuesday, December 23
Nigeria vs Tanzania (Complexe Sportif de Fes, Fes, 17:30)
Saturday, December 27
Nigeria vs Tunisia (Fes, 20:00)
Tuesday, December 30
Uganda vs Nigeria, Fes (16:00)
AFCON 2025: Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations schedule
Nigeria’s first potential knockout stage match will happen between January 3-5, with their quarter-final on January 9 or 10 and semi-final on January 14.
The third-placed play-off is on January 17, adopted by the ultimate on January 18.
Nigeria fixtures: Potential schedule as Group C winners
- Final 16 vs third-placed staff from Group A, B or F (Fes, Monday, January 5, 19:00)
- Quarter-final vs Group E winners or Group D runners-up (Marrakech, Saturday, January 10, 16:00)
- Semi-final vs Group A winners or Group B or F runners-up or a third-placed staff (Rabat, Wednesday, January 14, 20:00)
- Third-placed play-off (Casablanca, Saturday, 17 January, 16:00)
- Remaining (Rabat, Sunday, 18 January, 19:00)
Nigeria fixtures: Potential schedule as Group C runners-up
- Final 16 vs runners-up from Group A (Casablanca, Saturday, January 3, 19:00)
- Quarter-final vs Group D winners or third-placed staff from Group B, E or F (Tangier, Friday, January 9, 16:00)
- Semi-final vs Group B or F winners or Group E runners-up or third-placed staff from Group A, C or D (Tangier, Wednesday, January 14, 17:00)
- Third-placed play-off (Casablanca, Saturday, 17 January, 16:00)
- Remaining (Rabat, Sunday, 18 January, 19:00)
Nigeria fixtures: Potential schedule as third-place qualifiers
- Final 16 vs Group A winners (Rabat, Sunday, January 4, 16:00) or Group B winners (Agadir, Monday, January 5, 16:00)
- Quarter-final vs Group E runners-up or Group F winners (Agadir, Saturday, January 10, 19:00) or Group B or F runners-up (Rabat, Friday, January 9, 19:00)
- Semi-final vs Group C or E winners or Group D runners-up or third-placed staff from Group A, B or F (Rabat, Wednesday, January 14, 20:00) or Group D winners, Group A or C runners-up or third-placed staff from Group B, E or F (Tangier, Wednesday, January 14, 17:00)
- Third-placed play-off (Casablanca, Saturday, 17 January, 16:00)
- Remaining (Rabat, Sunday, 18 January, 19:00)
What are the teams for AFCON 2025?
Group A
- Comoros
- Mali
- Morocco
- Zambia
Group B
- Angola
- Egypt
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
Group C
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Uganda
Group D
- Benin
- Botswana
- DR Congo
- Senegal
Group E
- Algeria
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sudan
Group F
- Cameroon
- Ivory Coast
- Gabon
- Mozambique
The highest two groups from every group, plus the perfect 4 third-placed groups will advance to the spherical of 16.
First coaching in Fes executed and dusted 🦅 pic.twitter.com/UEWCw27Zbv
— 🇳🇬 Tremendous Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) December 19, 2025
Nigeria squad: Full checklist of gamers at AFCON 2025
Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United), Amas Obasogie (Singida Black Stars), Francis Uzoho (Omonia Nicosia).
Defenders: Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers), Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes), Semi Ajayi (Hull Metropolis), Calvin Bassey (Fulham), Igoh Ogbu (Slavia Prague), Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos), Vibrant Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham Metropolis), Zaidu Sanusi (Porto).
Midfielders: Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Pisa), Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Lazio), Alex Iwobi (Fulham), Usman Muhammed (Ironi Tiberias), Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas), Tochukwu Nnadi (Zulte Waregem), Raphael Onyedika (Membership Brugge), Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
Forwards: Akor Adams (Sevilla), Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), Cyriel Dessers (Panathinaikos), Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla), Salim Fago Lawal (Istra 1961), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor), Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), Moses Simon (Paris FC).
The best way to watch Nigeria matches at AFCON 2025: TV channel, reside on-line stream.
Within the UK, reside protection of AFCON 2025 is on Channel 4. Within the USA, beIN Sports activities is the match broadcaster.
On-line reside streaming is obtainable on an enormous vary of gadgets by way of Channel 4’s website and app and the beIN Sports app.
What are the host cities for AFCON 2025?
Agadir – Grand Stade d’Agadir (capability – 41,144)
Casablanca – Complexe Sportif Mohammed V (45,000)
Fes – Complexe Sportif de Fes (35,468)
Marrakech – Grand Stade de Marrakech (41,245)
Rabat – Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah (69,500)
Rabat – Stade Al Barid (18,000)
Rabat – Stade Olympique Annexe Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah (21,000)
Rabat – Complexe Sportif Prince Heritier Moulay EL Hassan (22,000)
Tangier – Grand Stade de Tanger (75,600)
We have now arrived in Morocco, prepared so as to add a star to our crown!#LetsDoItAgain #Naija4TheWin pic.twitter.com/H2wta2omL6
— 🇳🇬 Tremendous Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) December 18, 2025
AFCON 2025 fixtures, full Africa Cup of Nations schedule
Sunday, December 21 2025
- Group A: Morocco vs Comoros (Rabat, 19:00)
Monday, December 22 2025
- Group A: Mali vs Zambia (Casablanca, 14:00)
- Group B: South Africa vs Angola (Marrakech, 17:00)
- Group B: Egypt vs Zimbabwe (Agadir, 20:00)
Tuesday, December 23 2025
- Group D: Senegal vs Botswana (Tangier, 12:30)
- Group D: DR Congo vs Benin (Rabat, 15:00)
- Group C: Nigeria vs Tanzania (Fes, 17:30)
- Group C: Tunisia vs Uganda (Rabat, 20:00)
Wednesday, December 24 2025
- Group E: Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea (Casablanca, 12:30)
- Group E: Algeria vs Sudan (Rabat, 15:00)
- Group F: Ivory Coast vs Mozambique (Marrakech, 17:30)
- Group F: Cameroon vs Gabon (Agadir, 20:00)
Friday, December 26 2025
- Group B: Angola vs Zimbabwe (Marrakech, 12:30)
- Group B: Egypt vs South Africa (Agadir, 15:00)
- Group A: Zambia vs Comoros (Casablanca, 17:30)
- Group A: Morocco vs Mali (Rabat, 20:00)
Saturday, December 27 2025
- Group D: Benin vs Botswana (Rabat, 12:30)
- Group D: Senegal vs DR Congo (Tangier, 15:00)
- Group C: Uganda vs Tanzania (Rabat 3, 17:30)
- Group C: Nigeria vs Tunisia (Fes, 20:00)
Sunday, December 28 2025
- Group F: Gabon vs Mozambique (Agadir, 12:30)
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan (Casablanca, 15:00)
- Group E: Algeria vs Burkina Faso (Rabat, 17:30)
- Group F: Ivory Coast vs Cameroon, (Marrakech, 20:00)
Monday, December 29 2025
- Group B: Angola vs Egypt (Agadir, 16:00)
- Group B: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Marrakech, 16:00)
- Group A: Comoros vs Mali (Casablanca, 19:00)
- Group A: Zambia vs Morocco (Rabat, 19:00)
Tuesday, December 30 2025
- Group C: Tanzania vs Tunisia (Rabat, 16:00)
- Group C: Uganda vs Nigeria (Fes, 16:00)
- Group D: Benin vs Senegal (Tangier, 19:00)
- Group D: Botswana vs DR Congo (Rabat, 19:00)
Wednesday, December 31 2025
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria (Rabat, 16:00)
- Group E: Sudan vs Burkina Faso (Casablanca, 16:00)
- Group F: Gabon vs Ivory Coast (Marrakech, 19:00)
- Group F: Mozambique vs Cameroon (Agadir, 19:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 spherical of 16
Saturday, January 3 2026
- SR1: Group D winners vs Group B/E/F third-place (Tangier, 16:00)
- SR2: Group A runners-up vs Group C runners-up (Casablanca, 19:00)
Sunday, January 4
- SR3: Group A winners vs Group C/D/E third-place (Rabat, 16:00)
- SR4: Group B runners-up vs Group F runners-up (Rabat, 19:00)
Monday, January 5
- SR5: Group B winners vs Group A/C/D third-place (Agadir, 6pm)
- SR6: Group C winners vs Group A/B/F third-place (Fes, 8:30pm)
Tuesday, January 6
- SR7: Group E winners vs Group D runners-up (Rabat 2, 6pm)
- SR8: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up (Marrakech, 8:30pm)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 quarter-finals
Friday, January 9
- QF1: Winner SR2 vs Winner SR1 (Tangier, 16:00)
- QF2: Winner SR4 vs Winner SR3 (Rabat, 19:00)
Saturday, January 10
- QF3: Winner SR7 vs Winner SR6 (Marrakech, 16:00)
- QF4: Winner SR5 vs Winner SR8 (Agadir, 19:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 semi-finals
Wednesday, January 14
- SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 (Tangier, 17:00)
- SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 (Rabat, 20:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 third-place match
Saturday, January 17
- SF1 vs SF2 losers (Casablanca, 16:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 ultimate
Sunday, January 18
- SF1 vs SF2 winners (Rabat, 19:00)
Which Premier League gamers are in Nigeria’s AFCON squad?
Two Premier League sides have gamers in Nigeria’s squad, comprising a Fulham trio and a Brentford consultant.
- Fulham: Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze
- Brentford: Frank Onyeka
